With Capcom’s horror game franchiseResident Evilcelebrating its 25th year anniversary in 2021, there is likely no wonder that it has built a large fanbase across several decades. As fans continue to terrify themselves with the several titles under the franchise’s belt, most would likely consider the main protagonists such as Chris and Claire Redfield, Ada Wong, Leon Kennedy, and more, as unforgettable characters in the series. Now, Capcom is utilizing the popularity of these personalities, having recently announced a new line of perfume that featuresome of theResident Evilprotagonists.
2021 is arguably a big year forResident Evil. Not only has the franchise reached a big anniversary milestone, but it has also released an eighth title in the series throughResident Evil Village. What’s more, to start the anniversary festivities, Capcom expanded its horizons, creating ananimated series calledResident Evil Infinite Darkness, that tickled the fancy ofResident Evil 4fans, giving them a glimpse of how the series is connected to the fourth title.
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On the official Japanese website of Capcom Japan, the company revealed a new mini perfume set that seemed to be inspired by three ofResident Evil’s most famous protagonists. The set comes with three perfume bottles, each 10ml in size, and is color-coded according to theREcharacters. Green for Chris Redfield, dark blue for Leon Kennedy, and the only female protagonist in the set, teal for Jill Valentine. With the merchandise announcement written in Japanese, it is hard to decipher what the type of scents each bottle will have. Most likely they will be inspired by the appearance and personality of theiconicResident Evilcharactersthe scents are based on.
The perfume set was released on June 12, 2025, and is available for purchase from physical Capcom stores in Japan or the online Capcom store. Priced at 6,380 yen with tax included, interested buyers will have to shell out around $60 USD for theseResident Evilitems. For fans of other Capcom series, this is not the only perfume set the company is releasing. Perfumes featuringcharacters fromDevil May Cry 5,Ace Attorney, and even iconic creatures from theMonster Hunterseries have been made available for purchase.
Given that there are still a few more months left in 2021,Resident Evilfans should likely expect more merchandise and exclusive paraphernalia to be announced by Capcom. Hopefully the company takes its Western audience in consideration, bringing these items outside of Japan and into a wider market.
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